Descendant Fan Charts

A descendant fan chart can be
designed in either a full circular display or a semi-circular display
depending upon the number of generations and the amount birth, marriage, and
death information that you want included on your chart. The starting
individual is in the center, and each successive ring contains the children,
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and so on
until the outer ring of the chart. Depending upon the size of the family and
the amount of information which you want in each box, a descendant fan chart
can normally include 6 to 9 generations. Once you go above this level,
you will need to use the traditional
descendant chart which is presented in landscape mode. Photos
don't work well in fan charts and should be avoided. Some of the condensed descendant charts shown
below are ideal to make available to attendees of a family reunion who don't
want to purchase a 25 to 50 foot chart showing complete details, but who
would still like some record of their family genealogy to take home. If you're designing your own chart, your genealogy
software program may lay out your information differently than the examples
shown below; however, since we can print from most any genealogy software
program, the actual design is not an issue for us. To view other examples of family tree charts,
return to our examples page.

This is an
example of a descendant fan chart which begins at the
center and then branches out in an arc to show each generation of
descendants.
Using 12 point bold for the names and 10 point regular for the
birth, marriage, and death facts, this fan chart which includes
7
generations would measure 42 inches square.

Here is an enlarged portion
of the chart which shows the popular option of outlining males
in the traditional color blue and females in pink.

Another interesting and colorful
design for a descendant fan chart is to color the rings for each
change of generation as shown below. This type of
descendant
fan chart includes only names along with the birth-death years.
As a result, it is more compact since it doesn't include as much
information as a standard descendant chart. This 7 generation
fan chart would be about 36 to 42 inches square.

In this descendant fan chart only 6
generations are shown which allowed it to be presented as a half
circle. This type of descendant
fan chart includes only names along with the birth-death years.
As a result, it is more compact since it doesn't include as much
information as a standard descendant chart. This 6 generation
fan chart would be about 36 inches wide.

Another interesting and colorful design
for a descendant fan chart is to color the lineage differently
starting with the first generation descendants.
This full circle chart shows just names birth-death years and as
a result, it is more compact since it doesn't include as much
information.
This 7 generation ancestor fan chart would be about 36 to 42
inches square.
This type of condensed descendant chart is ideal to make
available to attendees of a family reunion who don't want to
purchase a 25 to 50 foot chart showing complete details.

In addition to the
other types of family tree charts shown on our
examples page which you just came from, there are also many other examples of printed
family tree charts on almost every page on our site, so please take the time to browse
around for awhile. There are even a few examples of charts with a photographic background
on our page about enhancing your chart. We've also included
several tips to keep in mind on our page titled submitting your
order that you might find helpful as you go about designing your chart.

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genealogy printing services that we confidently provide a complete money back guarantee on all orders. We look forward to being
able to work with you and your family.

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